mr. valucas. >> mr. valucas will make the findings and why give the appropriate findings -- >> what about full report zpl jo know if he'll give a report or share findings. >> if he does, will you share the report? >> we'll share the appropriate information. >> not the full report? >> i don't know if there will be a full report. >> if there will be a full report, will you share? >> we'll be transparent and share what's appropriate. >> in other words, there's no commitment to share the full report? >> i'm saying i will share what is appropriate. >> i hear the answer. mr. chair, i yield back. >> gentleman from louisiana, mr. xal ease. my prayers are with the families who lost their lives and others who have been impacted by this. obviously the questions we have are even more pertinent to the families here and that's why it's important we ask the questions and get answers and work to ensure we can prevent something like this from happening again. we've got to get into the rereal details an what went on during

mr. valucas. >> mr. valucas will make the findings and why give the appropriate findings -- >> what about full report zpl jo know if he'll give a report or share findings. >> if he does, will you share the report? >> we'll share the appropriate information. >> not the full report? >> i don't know if there will be a full report. >> if there will be a full report, will you share? >> we'll be transparent and share what's appropriate. >> in other words, there's no commitment to share the full report? >> i'm saying i will share what is appropriate. >> i hear the answer. mr. chair, i yield back. >> gentleman from louisiana, mr. xal ease. my prayers are with the families who lost their lives and others who have been impacted by this. obviously the questions we have are even more pertinent to the families here and that's why it's important we ask the questions and get answers and work to ensure we can prevent something like this from happening again. we've got to get into the rereal details an what went on during

mr. valucas? >> from anyone. >> yes, i am. >> now go to the chairman of the full committee, mr. upton, for five minutes. >> once again, thank you, ms. barra, for being here this afternoon. i want to make sure we ask similar questions of you and both nhtsa. we want to ask about did documents submitted on a timely and appropriate basis to nhtsa and in fact what did they do with that information. the documents that we have looked at produced show that gm received complaints about its cobalt ignition switches for about two years that ult matly resulted in a redesigned ignition switch in 2006. who within gm would have known about those specific complaints? what was the process back then? >> i was not a part of that organization at that time. that's why i'm doing the investigation to understand that. >> so you don't know the folks that would have been reported to at this point? is that right? >> i don't know the people handling this issue at that point. >> but you are getting updates. when's supposed to happen? looking back, what should have happened when the reports came? n? >> in ge

mr. valucas. >> he will give us findings and we will make the appropriate findings available to this body, to our customers, and to our employees. >> the appropriate findings. what about the full report? >> i'm not -- i don't know if he'll give a report or if he'll share findings -- >> if he does, will you share the full report? >> we will share the appropriate information. >> not the full report? >> again, i don't know if there will be a full report but we will share -- >> if there will be a full report, will you share it? >> i commit we will be very transparent and we will share what's appropriate. >> so in other words there's no commitment to share the full report. >> i'm saying i will share what is appropriate. >> i hear the answer. mr. chair, i yield back. >> chairman yields back. recognize the gentleman from louisiana, mr. scalise, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. appreciate you having this hearing. miss barra thank you for being here and let me first say my prayers are with all the families of those who lost their lives and others who have been impacted by this. i want

mr. valucas and with all the individuals that are associated with this incident will be a part of that ands mr. phillip holliday appearing on behalf of general motors from the king & spaulding law firm in atlanta, georgia. >> okay. so, he didn't report to general motors then he was part of king & spaulding. >> but he would have reported to his client. he was there representing you. he was your agent at that deposition. >> yes. >> so, he would have -- i guarantee you if i'm a lawyer and i'm at a deposition, where this bombshell has been dropped on my client, that there are two identical -- two different parts with the same number one of which is defective, i guarantee you i don't go back and tell the folks at the law firm, i'm on my cell phone in the lofblby saying to general motors we've got a problem. >> i agree. >> i need to know who would typically -- would it be the general counsel's office that the lawyers that you hire would report to you on litigation? >> it would have been partokay. it would be very important for us to identify who that lawyer reported to after that deposition. >>